电影剧本《狙击电话亭》对白的人际功能分析

On the Interpersonal Functions in the Dialogues of Film Script in Phone Booth

该文基于系统功能语言学人际功能理论框架,系统分析了电影剧本《狙击电话亭》中的一段对白,包括其语气类型、情态成分及其所涉及的人际语法隐喻。研究发现,对白中的人际意义是由语气和情态两种词汇—语法资源共同实现的:说话人选择使用不同的语气类型,传递了询问、提供、命令、警告、威胁、挑衅等言语功能;不同量值情态成分的选择,则成功地表达了说话人和听话人对可能性、频率、意愿或责任等的态度和判断。语气和情态共同构建了说话人和听话人之间控制与被控制的关系定位,推动了故事情节,创设了悬念,塑造了人物,语气隐喻和情态隐喻的使用则丰富了人际意义的表达方式,凸显了言语活动和心理活动之间的互动。

Based on the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics,this paper systematically analyzes a dialogue extracted from the film script of Phone Booth,including its mood types,modal elements and interpersonal grammatical metaphors involved.It has found that the interpersonal meanings in the dialogue is realized by the integration of mood and modality.Specifically,the choice of different mood realizes the speech functions of inquiry,offer,command,warning,threat and provocation.The selections of modal components successfully expresses the attitude and judgement of the participants on the possibility,usuality,willingness or responsibility.Mood and modality are conbined to construct the controlling and the controlled relationship between the speaker and the listener,promoting the plot of the story,creating suspenses,shaping the characters.The use of mood and modality metaphors enriches the expressions of interpersonal meanings and hence highlights the interactions between verbal and psychological activities.